Middle East|United Nations Chief Exposes Limits to His Authority by Citing Saudi Threat and other top stories.

• Middle East|United Nations Chief Exposes Limits to His Authority by Citing Saudi Threat

  

  Video U.N. and Saudis Battle Over Blacklisting Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he had temporarily removed a Saudi Arabia-led coalition from a blacklist because it had threatened to defund United Nations programs, which would imperil children in the region. By UNTV, VIA REUTERS on Publish Date June 9, 2016. Photo by Murad Sez..

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• Shabab Attack in Somalia Sets Off Predawn Gun Battle

  

  NAIROBI, Kenya — A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into the gates of an African Union base in central Somalia on Thursday, setting off a predawn gun battle between militants and African Union soldiers.The Shabab militant group, which has been terrorizing Somalia for years, claimed responsibility for the attack in the Hiran region, saying on Somali news media that its fighters had stormed the base and killed dozens of soldiers.It is difficult to know what really happened in the atta..

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• Hillary Clinton, Tel Aviv, Carbon Dioxide: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

  

  (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Good evening. Here’s the latest. Photo Credit Pool photo by Pete Marovich 1. President Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton. “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office,” he said. He earlier secured a pledge from Bernie Sanders to work closely with Mrs. Clinton to unify Democrats against Donald Trump, though no promise to drop out. Senator Elizabeth Warren also backed Mrs. Clinton o..

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• Officials: White House OKs expanded Afghanistan airstrikes

  

  By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of debate, the White House has approved plans to expand the military's authority to conduct airstrikes against the Taliban when necessary, as the violence in Afghanistan escalates, senior U.S. and defense officials said Thursday. Several officials said the decision was made in recent days to expand the authority of U.S. commanders to strike the Taliban and better support and assist the Afghan forces whe..

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